UC Berkeley Under Federal Probe for Antisemitism

The Committee on Education and the Workforce alerted the University of California at Berkeley on Tuesday that it has “grave concerns” and will investigate charges of antisemitism and the failure of the university to protect Jewish students.

The letter was sent to Dr. Carol T. Christ, chancellor, Dr. Michael V. Drake, president, and Ricard Leib, chair of the Board of Regents for the University of California system. 

The letter from Virginia Foxx, chairwoman of the committee, states: “On February 26, 2024, an anti-Israel protest organized by the student group Bears for Palestine erupted into a violent riot in which anti-Israel activists assaulted Jewish students and shattered glass windows, forcing the cancellation of an Israeli speaker’s lecture.” 

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